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GMHarika Dronavalli

IND Born 1991 (Age ≈35) Female
FIDE ID
5015197

About Harika Dronavalli

Harika Dronavalli grew up in Guntur and developed her chess with coach N. V. S. Ramaraju. She won world girls' titles in the under-12, under-18 and junior categories. At eighteen she became Indian women's champion. Show more

Harika Dronavalli grew up in Guntur and developed her chess with coach N. V. S. Ramaraju. She won world girls' titles in the under-12, under-18 and junior categories. At eighteen she became Indian women's champion. She went on to earn the unrestricted grandmaster title, following Koneru Humpy as the second Indian woman to do so. At the Women's World Championship she won three bronze medals. She also became Asian women's champion in 2011. In 2022 she played in the Chennai Olympiad during the final month of her pregnancy, helping India win its first women's team medal. Her daughter was born later that month.

FIDE ratings

2444.0

Classical

Published FIDE

2438

Rapid

Published FIDE

2355

Blitz

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#1074
National rank · IND
#75
Women’s world rank
#26

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

FIDE rating history

Highest recorded rating
2543 Nov 2016
Recorded years
2001–2026
Archived games
2841

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

Live rankings

FIDE rating history

Published rating lists through Nov 2026.

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FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-03Fagernes International Autumn 2026 GM-groupClassical5

All tournament results

Available Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-10 (UTC).

Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
2751 2013-02-07 Moscow Open A 2013 Moscow RUS 6.13 Farrukh Amonatov Harika Dronavalli 1-0 57 Open
2752 2013-02-04 Moscow Open A 2013 Moscow RUS 3.1 Harika Dronavalli Rauf Mamedov 0-1 40 Open
2753 2013-01-31 11th Gibraltar Masters Caleta ENG 10.29 Benjamin Arvola Notkevich Harika Dronavalli 0-1 25 Open
2754 2013-01-30 11th Gibraltar Masters Caleta ENG 9.14 Harika Dronavalli Gawain C B Maroroa Jones 0-1 78 Open
2755 2013-01-29 11th Gibraltar Masters Caleta ENG 8.26 Aryan Tari Harika Dronavalli 0-1 35 Open
2756 2013-01-28 11th Gibraltar Masters Caleta ENG 7.27 Harika Dronavalli Salome Melia 1/2-1/2 45 Open
2757 2013-01-27 11th Gibraltar Masters Caleta ENG 6.26 Ismael Teran Alvarez Harika Dronavalli 1/2-1/2 31 Open
2758 2013-01-26 11th Gibraltar Masters Caleta ENG 5.34 Harika Dronavalli Rafael Montero Melendez 1-0 70 Open
2759 2013-01-25 11th Gibraltar Masters Caleta ENG 4.1 David Navara Harika Dronavalli 1-0 38 Open
2760 2013-01-24 11th Gibraltar Masters Caleta ENG 3.33 Harika Dronavalli Hristos Zygouris 1-0 29 Open
2761 2013-01-23 11th Gibraltar Masters Caleta ENG 2.34 Francisco Javier Garcia Jimenez Harika Dronavalli 1/2-1/2 63 Open
2762 2013-01-22 11th Gibraltar Masters Caleta ENG 1.39 Harika Dronavalli Carsten Byrn 1-0 44 Open
2763 2012-12-19 SportAccord Blindfold Women 2012 Beijing CHN 7.2 Yifan Hou Harika Dronavalli 1-0 31 Open
2764 2012-12-19 SportAccord Blindfold Women 2012 Beijing CHN 6.1 Harika Dronavalli Viktorija Cmilyte 1/2-1/2 46 Open
2765 2012-12-19 SportAccord Blindfold Women 2012 Beijing CHN 5.3 Chen Zhu Harika Dronavalli 1/2-1/2 46 Open
2766 2012-12-18 SportAccord Blindfold Women 2012 Beijing CHN 4.3 Kateryna Lagno Harika Dronavalli 1/2-1/2 31 Open
2767 2012-12-18 SportAccord Blindfold Women 2012 Beijing CHN 3.5 Harika Dronavalli Pia Cramling 1-0 30 Open
2768 2012-12-18 SportAccord Blindfold Women 2012 Beijing CHN 2.4 Anna Muzychuk Harika Dronavalli 1/2-1/2 31 Open
2769 2012-12-18 SportAccord Blindfold Women 2012 Beijing CHN 1.8 Harika Dronavalli Bella Khotenashvili 1/2-1/2 63 Open
2770 2012-12-17 SportAccord Blitz Women 2012 Beijing CHN 9.3 Alexandra Kosteniuk Harika Dronavalli 0-1 64 Open
2771 2012-12-17 SportAccord Blitz Women 2012 Beijing CHN 15.6 Viktorija Cmilyte Harika Dronavalli 0-1 86 Open
2772 2012-12-17 SportAccord Blitz Women 2012 Beijing CHN 14.4 Harika Dronavalli Elina Danielian 0-1 80 Open
2773 2012-12-17 SportAccord Blitz Women 2012 Beijing CHN 13.5 Chen Zhu Harika Dronavalli 0-1 89 Open
2774 2012-12-17 SportAccord Blitz Women 2012 Beijing CHN 12.5 Harika Dronavalli Yifan Hou 1/2-1/2 120 Open
2775 2012-12-17 SportAccord Blitz Women 2012 Beijing CHN 11.4 Anna Zatonskih Harika Dronavalli 1/2-1/2 46 Open
2776 2012-12-17 SportAccord Blitz Women 2012 Beijing CHN 10.6 Harika Dronavalli Bella Khotenashvili 1/2-1/2 62 Open
2777 2012-12-16 SportAccord Blitz Women 2012 Beijing CHN 8.7 Harika Dronavalli Antoaneta Stefanova 0-1 47 Open
2778 2012-12-16 SportAccord Blitz Women 2012 Beijing CHN 7.2 Kateryna Lagno Harika Dronavalli 1-0 34 Open
2779 2012-12-16 SportAccord Blitz Women 2012 Beijing CHN 6.8 Harika Dronavalli Pia Cramling 1-0 77 Open
2780 2012-12-16 SportAccord Blitz Women 2012 Beijing CHN 5.1 Harika Dronavalli Xue Zhao 1/2-1/2 72 Open
2781 2012-12-16 SportAccord Blitz Women 2012 Beijing CHN 4.8 Elisabeth Paehtz Harika Dronavalli 1-0 54 Open
2782 2012-12-16 SportAccord Blitz Women 2012 Beijing CHN 3.2 Harika Dronavalli Humpy Koneru 1/2-1/2 42 Open
2783 2012-12-16 SportAccord Blitz Women 2012 Beijing CHN 2.7 Monika Socko Harika Dronavalli 0-1 35 Open
2784 2012-12-16 SportAccord Blitz Women 2012 Beijing CHN 1.3 Harika Dronavalli Anna Muzychuk 0-1 44 Open
2785 2012-12-15 SportAccord Rapid Women 2012 Beijing CHN 7.8 Chen Zhu Harika Dronavalli 1/2-1/2 52 Open
2786 2012-12-15 SportAccord Rapid Women 2012 Beijing CHN 6.7 Harika Dronavalli Xue Zhao 0-1 24 Open
2787 2012-12-15 SportAccord Rapid Women 2012 Beijing CHN 5.5 Harika Dronavalli Alexandra Kosteniuk 0-1 58 Open
2788 2012-12-14 SportAccord Rapid Women 2012 Beijing CHN 4.5 Pia Cramling Harika Dronavalli 1-0 82 Open
2789 2012-12-14 SportAccord Rapid Women 2012 Beijing CHN 3.4 Harika Dronavalli Antoaneta Stefanova 1/2-1/2 44 Open
2790 2012-12-14 SportAccord Rapid Women 2012 Beijing CHN 2.3 Harika Dronavalli Kateryna Lagno 0-1 56 Open
2791 2012-12-14 SportAccord Rapid Women 2012 Beijing CHN 1.8 Bella Khotenashvili Harika Dronavalli 0-1 35 Open
2792 2012-11-24 FIDE WCh Women World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 5.2 Harika Dronavalli Antoaneta Stefanova 1/2-1/2 36 Open
2793 2012-11-23 FIDE WCh Women World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 5.1 Antoaneta Stefanova Harika Dronavalli 1-0 39 Open
2794 2012-11-22 FIDE WCh Women World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 4.4 Harika Dronavalli Xue Zhao 1/2-1/2 85 Open
2795 2012-11-22 FIDE WCh Women World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 4.3 Xue Zhao Harika Dronavalli 0-1 33 Open
2796 2012-11-21 FIDE WCh Women World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 4.2 Harika Dronavalli Xue Zhao 1/2-1/2 70 Open
2797 2012-11-20 FIDE WCh Women World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 4.1 Xue Zhao Harika Dronavalli 1/2-1/2 35 Open
2798 2012-11-18 FIDE WCh Women World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 3.2 Harika Dronavalli Lela Javakhishvili 1-0 47 Open
2799 2012-11-17 FIDE WCh Women World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 3.1 Lela Javakhishvili Harika Dronavalli 1/2-1/2 31 Open
2800 2012-11-15 FIDE WCh Women World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2.2 Elina Danielian Harika Dronavalli 1/2-1/2 47 Open